Obituaries

Nov 5, 2015

Ocala - Emma L. Davis, 84, passed away peacefully November 5, 2015.  Born August 10, 1931 in Springfield, Massachusetts, to Reginald LaPointe and Gertrude Herbst LaPointe. She moved here from North Hampton, MA in 2003.  She worked as an LPN, enjoyed artistry, cooking, baking and bird watching.  Emma also enjoyed playing basketball and golf time to time.  She...

Nov 5, 2015

Silver Springs - Curtis Rudolph Thorne, 83, passed away Thursday, November 5, 2015 at Sylvia's House.  Born July 18, 1932, in Samson, Alabama, to Curtis Thorne and Leila Wilson Thorne.  He was a Veteran of the United States Army during the Korean War and worked later as a farmer/mechanic.  He is survived by his loving wife of...

Nov 4, 2015

Ocala - Stephanie Hoff Rodrigue passed away peacefully at home, November 4, 2015.  Born October 6, 1959 in Syracuse, New York, to Jack Hoff and Catherine Maxwell Hoff.  She was a Nurse and a homemaker and moved here from Palm City in 2003.  She is survived by her loving husband of 33 years, Kenny J. Rodrigue (son...

Oct 30, 2015

GARDNER, ALVIN GERALD, 58 Ocala - Alvin Gerald Gardner passed away October 30, 2015, at Estelle’s House.  Born October 23, 1957, to Howard and Nina Pryor Gardner, in Pekin, Illinois.  Alvin lived in Alachua County for the past seven years and recently moved to Ocala.  A Veteran of the United States Army National Guard, he was an over-road truck driver.  Preceded...

Oct 29, 2015

Ocala - Carol Ann Slater, 72, passed away October 29, 2015.  Born March 9, 2015 in Ardmore, Oklahoma, to James Y. Henderson and Edna Corrine Hudspath Henderson, she moved here in 2001 from Gathersburg, Maryland.  She worked for United States Postal Service as a Letter Carrier.  She is survived by her husband 37 years, Phillip L. Slater;...

Oct 28, 2015

Hirsch, Betty A.,86 Ocala-Betty A. Hirsch, age 86, of Ocala, died on Wednesday, October 28, 2015 at Sylvia's Hospice House. Betty was born in Camden, N.J. on January 1, 1929. She was the second daughter of John E. Radcliffe and Anne M. Radcliffe. She lived in Baltimore, MD working as a bookkeeper until relocating to Ocala, FL in 1979....

Oct 26, 2015

Belleview, FL

Naydene Varney passed away on October 26, 2015. Born November 29, 1935, in Belfry, Kentucky, to Earl and Sally Cochran, she moved to Belleview in 1960.  Naydene retired as supervisor in the Marion County Tax Collector's office. Preceded in death by her husband of 59 years, William H Varney, and son Greg Varney.  She is survived by...

Oct 25, 2015

Ocala - John Thomas Sullivan Sr., 67, passed away October 25, 2015.  Born January 3, 1948, to Herbert J. Sullivan and Zelia Deloach Sullivan. He was an A/C Mechanic and a veteran of the United States Army.  John was an avid fisherman, enjoyed shooting pool and being with family.  He is survived by his son, John Thomas Sullivan Jr....

Oct 25, 2015

Ocala – Jake Taylor Watts Sr. (J.T.), 79, passed away October 25, 2015. Born December 21, 1935, in Wayne County, West Virginia, to Scott and Nancy Watts.  He was a Coal Miner and Mingo County Deputy Sheriff.  He moved here from West Virginia in 1987. He was a loving Husband, Dad, Papaw and friend he will be missed by...

Oct 24, 2015

Micanopy - Catherine Ramsey, 90, passed away peacefully at home October 24, 2015. Born in Beijing, China on September 24, 1925 to George Ritchey and Caroline Vermillion.  She was a homemaker and the secretary of the family cattle farm. She is preceded in death by her parents, husband, James Ramsey, and her sister.  There will be a graveside...

Oct 24, 2015

Ocala - Edward Louis Bateman Jr., passed away October 24, 2015.  Born February 22, 2015 in Tampa, FL, to Edward Louis Bateman Sr. and Bessie Mae Plath. He owned and operated a commercial landscaping/mowing business and enjoyed his work everyday.  He is survived by his daughter, Sabrina Michelle Bateman; former wife, Elizabeth Bateman; step-sons, Philip Anthony Delawter, Ocala, Keith Edward...

Oct 23, 2015

Paul Wylie Melin, husband, father, former County Commissioner and Deputy Tax Collector, succumbed to cancer Oct. 23 at 84, while surrounded by family members at Hospice of Marion County's Estelle's House.

Melin's ashes will be placed, along with a plaque, at the "dream home" he worked on for more than 30 years. The nearly finished...

Oct 19, 2015

Ocala –

Louise Abbie Muldrow, 86 passed away peacefully at home October 19, 2015.  Born October 13, 1929, in Blitchton, FL, to Harlie Clyatt Perryman and Ocey Ray Perryman. She was a homemaker and has lived here most all her life. She is preceded in death by her loving husband, Barney P. Muldrow Jr.  She is survived...

Oct 18, 2015

Ocklawaha - Earnest "Sonny" Mose Goolsby Jr, passed away October 18, 2015. Born September 19, 1940, in Ocala, FL, to Earnest Mose Goolsby Sr. and Esther Love Harrison Goolsby, he has lived here all his life.  He was a Citrus Farm Grove laboror.He is survived by his brother, Richard G. Goolsby, Ocala; sister, Faye E. Lloyd, Ocklawaha; nieces, Pamela...

Oct 14, 2015

Salt Springs - Margaret Helen Corbeau, 91, passed away October 14, 2015. Born in Lessburg, FL, April 27, 1924, to Robert Russell Grimes and Lessie D. Griffith.  She worked in insurance as a superintendent/agent.  She is preceded in death by her prior husband, Clarence Cecil Hall.  She is survived by her loving husband, Howard Corbeau; daughter, Sandy...

Oct 11, 2015

McIntosh - Glenda Anderson Healey, 74, passed away October 11, 2015 at Hospice Legacy House.  Born September 9, 1941, in Vincennes, Indianna, to Charles H. Whalen and Ethelyn East Whalen.  She was an entrepeneur, owning and operating a Plant Nursery.  She is preceded in death by her husband.  She is survived by her sisters, son, daughter, nieces, nephews and...

Oct 11, 2015

Anthony – James A. Carlsen passed away at Sylvia’s House on October 11, 2015.  Born December 4, 1937, in Union, NY, he moved to Anthony from West Palm Beach.  He was previously a machinist, but how most remember him is by his love and devotion to his wife, Carol Marie Carlsen, whom passed away in April, 2015. James, known...

Oct 10, 2015

Citra- Rose Wallace Anderson, 56, passed away at Shands of UF, October 10, 2015. Born and raised in Ocala, Florida to Edward Wallace and Mittie Jewell Lowe, she has lived here all her life. She was homemaker. Rose is survived by her loving husband of thirty-five years, Granville Joe Anderson; son, Thomas Joe Anderson (Tara Graham), of...

Oct 7, 2015

Ocala –

Kathryn Yates, 83 of Ocala passed away at Sylvia’s House on October 7, 2015.  Born in Elizabeth, NJ to the late Edward William and Alice Wingerter. A graduate of LSU, where she met her beloved Jesse Collins Yates, she came to Ocala in 1966 from Miami Springs.  She was a retired...

Oct 7, 2015

DENNISON, NANCY JANE, 49 Ocala - Nancy Jane Dennison passed away October 7, 2015.  Born in Knoxville, TN, she has lived in Ocala for 43 years.  She is survived by her parents, Henry and Johnnie Revels, Salt Springs; daughter, Amanda (Jason) Koval, Dunnellon; brothers, Chris (Rhonda) Dockery, Ocala; Gary Dockery, Salt Springs; sister, Laura (Tim) Foiles, Ocala; grandchildren, Dalton,...